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School Protesters Arrested At City Hall

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Protesters are arrested at City Hall on Monday. (Credit: Lisa Fielding/WBBM Newsradio)

CHICAGO (CBS) — More than a dozen people protesting the plans to close more than 50 Chicago public schools were arrested on Monday at City Hall.

About 18 protesters, who were blocking the elevators on the first floor, had gone to City Hall to deliver petitions opposing the planned closing of schools that the city says are underutilized or underperforming.

The group was led in plastic handcuffs into waiting police vans around 3:15 p.m. They have since been released.

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